Life with you so far has been so lovely. I can’t wait to teach you everything you need to know about our environment and hopefully, that will encourage you to follow in your auntie’s footsteps. Although most likely, the world and the climate will be a different place from what I grew up with, I am optimistic that the environment in which you grow up with will be something joyous and full of solar panels!
With love,
Auntie Shish
Dear People Of The Future,
It’s scary, this is the stuff you see in movies about the end of the world.
Dear Nafia,
I also hope that your previous prayers have been answered. The way you wanted to create green jobs for your fellow city dwellers have been fulfilled already.
To My Fellow Two-Spirits,
Thank you — Thank you — without you, I would not hear butterflies singing, without you, I would not understand black bear humor, or the creativity of jays planning their breakfast, without you, I would not feel flora whispers of long-lived wisdom on the back of my neck while sitting in Padmasana.
I pledge to stop using plastic bags.
Dear Earth,
I will keep the air clean so everyone can see the sunset.
Dear Maya,
Maya, my love, I promise to be courageous. I promise that when I face a decision, I will think of how it will impact you and your future. I promise that I’ll also step outside my individual decisions and add my weight to the forces that shift culture and systems.
Dear Nuriel, Eliran, and Rotem,
Sometimes I think we will never make it, but I know we must keep trying.
Dear tomorrow,
The blue sky will no longer be grey, and the bleak clouds will be vibrant.
Dear Tomorrow,
It wasn’t about Him, it was about Us. And this isn’t about Me, it’s about You. And it won’t be about You, it will be about Them.
dear future children,
As I write this, our world is slowly giving way to climate change.
Dear fantastic,
We as the human race are smarter than this struggle at hand and need to rise above large corporate interests and confusion on this topic.
To my sons,
I’m voting with climate change as a top priority. I’ve tried to teach you boys that we need to clean up after ourselves and take care of the earth. I promise to continue doing these actions and more, for your sake.
